Avino hits bonanza silver at La Preciosa in Mexico
Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE-A: ASM) reported exceptionally rich-grade twin-hole assays from the La Gloria and Abundancia veins at its La Preciosa project in Durango, Mexico. The best…
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Fresnillo lifts gold forecast on first-half surge
Shares in Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) jumped 6% on Tuesday after the Mexican precious metals miner raised its gold production forecast for the year, driven by a strong first-half performance of…
Infographic: Antimony spheres of control
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, as well as in batteries and semiconductors —yet its global supply is overwhelmingly controlled by China and Russia. In today’s geopolitically charged world, access to antimony is as…
Orla cuts output target after Mexico wall slide
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will produce about 5% less gold than planned this year at higher costs after deferring some production following last month’s pit-wall failure at the…
Trump’s deep-sea mining push stirs alarm
Trump’s push to accelerate deep-sea mining aims to lessen US reliance on China for minerals, but raises fears of ecological harm and instability.
Torex Gold buys Prime in $449M Mexico expansion
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), the largest gold producer in Mexico, is acquiring Prime Mining (TSX: PRYM; US-OTC: PRMNF) and its primary Los Reyes gold-silver project in Sinaloa in an…
Equinox bonanza drilling may expand Nicaragua assets
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-AM: EQX) said new drilling at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua yielded the highest-grade gold mineralization discovered to date on the property. Highlight hole EL-TMR-25-036, which…
Orla seeks Mexico mine slide answers
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said initial geotechnical assessments of the incident that stopped pit‑mining activities at the Camino Rojo oxide mine in central Mexico should be completed in the coming week….
Orla tumbles on Mexico mine halt
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) stopped pit‑mining activities at its Camino Rojo oxide mine in central Mexico after heavy rains triggered a wall failure. The stock plunged. The incident took place early…
JV video: Empress Royalty to double revenue this year
Empress Royalty (TSXV: EMPR) is set to double revenue this year from 2024’s record $8 million (C$11 million), CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron said in a new video interview. The windfall comes from…
Torex books high-grade gold at EPO in Mexico
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) cut a highlight result of 20 metres grading 45.87 grams gold per tonne at its development-stage EPO underground deposit in southwest Mexico. That result, in hole…
Fighter jet maker dives back into seabed mining
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is back in the deep-sea mining game, holding talks with several mining companies about partnerships to access its long-held seabed licences in the Pacific Ocean. The…